In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.

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In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.

With a cast of writers such as W J Williams and the late, great Roger Zelazny (who is NOT listed as an author, though his character Croyd Crieghton (sp?) is one of the best), this is a great anthology by great science fiction authors in the tradition of great "comic books." Good work, and I look forward to the next three chapters. "If it's Demise, Don't look in his eyes..." Enjoy.

What does Luke Daniels bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Great voices and entertaining acting

Any additional comments?

Weak insipid stories. A fantastic concept with terrible execution. Each story is about fantastical characters doing very boring things.The main character, through most of the stories, is a brilliant alien that dresses like Liberace (a detail completely irrelevant to the plot, but is often referenced) and spends most of his time crying. Really literally crying, and about everything.The super powered "Aces" never create any tension. The are never in danger of a conflict they can't win, so all of the drama is historical melodrama. A good example of this is a superman analog that betrays his long time friends for fear of going to Jail in the historical Red hunt for communists. Really? super-man afraid of jail? He then spends the rest of the story mopping around as only a slightly rich movie star.I was so disappointed in this. The stories often fade out with no sense of climax.

If you’ve listened to books by the authors before, how does this one compare?

I wish I could have gotten past the narrator to be able to comment on the story, but I couldn't. Narrator was very, very boring. From what I got through, the story seemed very slow paced. Not at all what I was expecting based on other reviews.

How could the performance have been better?

Honestly, I hate critiquing without being able to provide feedback, but I'm not a voice actor so I really don't know. The narrator sounded bored throughout the entire time I listened. If the narrator isn't even into the story, why should I be?

This book can be gritty, fun, and cynical all in a single paragraph. This is not a superhero story, it is a look at an alternate history told through the eyes of a handful of people who have, or work with people who have superpowers or vastly grotesque disfigurements. You grow to love some of the characters. You may not empathize with the ones that make us hope we would have been better than them, but you will at least understand their reasons.

Wild Cards I is the first book in a series spanning nearly 30 years. Edited by George R R Martin and co-written by a selection of best selling author's, this book tells the story of Earths first encounter with Alien Tachyon and the wild card virus. It introduces us to Jetboy, The Sleeper, Ghost Girl, Bagabond and the Puppetman, as well as many other aces and Jokers. It is a great concept, the stories well written and is well narrated by Luke Daniels.

This book started out great. Very interesting concept and some well written stories, unfortunately, the book "overstayed it's welcome". I rarely do not finish a book but after putting hours into it, I finally let it go. The writing was just too uneven. One story would be great, followed by an average or below average one. In the end, it wore me down and I stopped listening. If you catch it on sale, get it, otherwise think long and hard before using a credit.

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